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== Wounded in Action ==
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'''Wounded in Action''', better known as "'''WIA'''", is a classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] to denote service members that have been wounded during a battle situation. Being Wounded in Action will result in being rewarded with a [[Purple Heart]].


'''Wounded in Action''' or WIA is a classification used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] for troops on the battlefield or in a report. It is used when a soldier recieves wounds in battle worthy of remark.
When [[SPARTAN-II]]s are killed, they are reported Missing in Action or Wounded in Action to create the illusion that [[ONI Directive 930|Spartans never die]]. This was designed to help boost morale for the [[UNSC]].<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 249''</ref> It is extremely likely that all [[Spartans]] have been wounded in action at some point.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]'''</ref>


==Related Links==
==Sources==
*[[Killed In Action]] ([[KIA]])
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*[[Missing In Action]] ([[MIA]])


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==See also==
===Related links===
*[[Missing In Action|Missing In Action (MIA)]]
*[[Killed In Action|Killed in Action (KIA)]]
*[[Prisoner of War|Prisoner of War (POW)]]
 
===External===
*[[Wikipedia:Wounded In Action|'''Wikipedia''''s article on "Wounded In Action"]]
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Latest revision as of 01:58, March 11, 2024

Wounded in Action, better known as "WIA", is a classification used by the United Nations Space Command to denote service members that have been wounded during a battle situation. Being Wounded in Action will result in being rewarded with a Purple Heart.

When SPARTAN-IIs are killed, they are reported Missing in Action or Wounded in Action to create the illusion that Spartans never die. This was designed to help boost morale for the UNSC.[1] It is extremely likely that all Spartans have been wounded in action at some point.[2]

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